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73842 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 73842 covers Freedom, Oklahoma, with a population of about 381.

Population
3811 per square mile
Median age
60.121.4 points above the US average
Poverty rate
7.4%5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$149,804up 24.8% in five years
Median rent
$983about the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
17.9%17.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.2%23.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 73842 is

Freedom, Oklahoma — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population381
Median age60.1
Family households50.5%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)92.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Veterans3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person$34,962
Poverty rate7.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k5.0%
$15–20k5.5%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k20.9%
$30–35k6.4%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k4.1%
$60–75k5.5%
$75–100k28.2%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k1.8%
$150–200k2.3%
$200k or more1.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed190
Mean adjusted gross income$55,937
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$208,300
Median gross rent$983
Owner-occupied88.2%
Vacant homes19.1%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house65.8%
2 to 4 units0.4%
20 or more units0.4%
Mobile home33.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$149,804as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 49.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$149,804$94,752

$101,969 in 2015 to $149,804 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%
High school diploma or higher95.4%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone87.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity39.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.2% 3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.6% 8.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.9% 3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.6% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22% 2.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.9% 6.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.4% 6.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed69
Annual payroll$3,318,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 82.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.7 out of 100
Community resilience41.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane35.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Oklahoma and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOklahomaUnited States
Median household income$63,603$78,538
Income per person$34,962$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate7.4%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$208,300$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$983$980$1,348
Homeownership88.2%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.3%4.9%5.2%
Works from home0%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%6.3%13.9%
Median age60.136.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationFREEDOM, OK US5.2 km away
Rain in a year26 in
Snow in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January49.2°F / 18.7°F0.81 in rain, 1.9 in snow
February52.8°F / 22.7°F0.8 in rain, 1.4 in snow
March62.5°F / 32.7°F1.73 in rain, 3.3 in snow
April71.6°F / 41.5°F2.05 in rain
May79.7°F / 53.7°F3.69 in rain
June89.2°F / 63.6°F4.03 in rain
July94.3°F / 67.6°F3.51 in rain
August92.6°F / 66°F2.58 in rain
September85.3°F / 56.8°F1.96 in rain
October73.8°F / 41.8°F2.51 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November61.1°F / 29.8°F1.37 in rain, 0.8 in snow
December49.6°F / 21.2°F1.06 in rain, 2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Freedom Public Schools92.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Mooreland Public Schools5.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Buffalo Public Schools1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

73802 Woodward, OK33.1 km away
73860 Waynoka, OK35.4 km away
73834 Buffalo, OK37.9 km away
73717 Alva, OK40.9 km away
73852 Mooreland, OK41 km away
73746 Hopeton, OK43.6 km away
73841 Fort Supply, OK47.4 km away
73801 Woodward, OK48.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Woods County66.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Woodward County24.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Harper County8.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area392.64 sq mi
Water area2.5 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.8090, -99.1319

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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